Katana : Showa 12nen 8gatsu Kichijitsu/Yasunori
2017/01/28
Katana in Koshirae
Signature : Showa 12nen 8gatsu Kichijitsu.(March,1937)
Yasunori
Gurantee : NBTHK Hozon paper
(If the blade doesn't pass NBTHK paper we will buy back 100% of the sales price.)
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 60.8 cm or 23.93 inches.
Sori : 1.6 cm or 0.63 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.82 cm or 1.11 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.78 cm or 0.7 inches.
Kasane : 0.65 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Showa period.(1937)
Shape : The blade is regular size with nice sori.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attach nice texture.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair small Cyoji midair mixed with ash work. Boshi is round shape.
Special feature : Yasunori is one of the excellent Yasukuni-tosho. He was born in Hiroshima pref and also he is a nephew of Kajiyama Yasunori.
He become a member of Niho-to Tanren Kai at the Yasukuni Shrine in 1933 and started to forge sword as Yasunori in 1935.
He forged about 1600 swords until the end of the Second World War including special swords to dedicate Shinto shrines.
He also made swords at his home for his acquaintances and relatives and others.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the round shape iron Tsuba, some plant design is engraved open work.
If you will take care by wiping by dried soft cloth, the stub will be nicer than now.
Fuchikashira : On the Syakudo plain plate, some plant design are engraved with gold color.
Saya : Black color saya.
Menuki : Character portrait is engraved by syakudo plate.
Gurantee : NBTHK Hozon paper
(If the blade doesn't pass NBTHK paper we will buy back 100% of the sales price.)
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 450,000 JPY-
